This week Portland State celebrates breaking ground on its $60.3 million renovation of and north-end addition to the School of Business Administration building, located at the corner of Southwest Harrison…
Not exactly a weed-for-all free-for-all
Midnight on Oct. 1 marked another milestone for Oregon’s legal weed. Medical marijuana dispensaries are now authorized to sell up to a quarter ounce of recreational marijuana to customers 21…
Tuition Payment Options & Student Loans 101
Welcome to Portland State, you adorable newbie Viking, you. If you’re brand new to PSU, there’s plenty to sort through: navigating the ins-and-outs of an urban campus, deciphering your new…
ASPSU 101: Meet your President and Vice President
ASPSU President Dana Ghazi and Vice President Davíd Martinez took office June 1. They’ve spent the summer filling their executive cabinet, meeting with administrators and settling into their respective positions….
ASPSU 101
Portland State’s student government is called the Associated Students of PSU. ASPSU established its first executive student body in 1946, and they’ve had a hand in student issues ever since. According…
Fire damages food carts near PSU, cause undetermined
A fire broke out July 21 just after 4:30 a.m., damaging and destroying several food carts near the Portland State campus. The fire affected a row of food carts on…
Ch, Ch, Ch Changes…
Over the summer and spilling into next year, Portland State’s campus is getting a facelift through the implementation of several capital projects. According to PSU’s Finance and Administration website, here’s what’s…
‘Just another comic in a green room’
Comedian Hari—sounds like “Hurry”—Kondabolu performs this weekend at Southeast Portland’s Helium Comedy Club. He kicked off his five-show run this evening, with four more performances between now and Saturday. Brooklyn-based…
You can’t rock down to Electric Avenue
Portland State’s Electric Avenue, a block-long strip of free charging stations for electric vehicles, has been disassembled to make way for a new School of Business Administration building. The charging…
Board may lower tuition increase based on state funding
The Oregon Legislature recently approved $700 million in funding to be distributed to the seven public universities for the 2015–17 biennium. This is about $30 million more than the expected…
‘Something incredibly fulfilling that I will never do again’
After an unprecedented double election this spring term, Dana Ghazi and Davíd Martinez of the Student Power Coalition slate have just begun their 2015–16 term as president and vice president…